Wesley Costa is part of the BMJ Government Relations team. He began his professional career in the Brazilian army as a public relations assistant. Subsequently, he was a sales manager in the EMS pharmaceutical laboratory for seven years. After this experience in the private sector, he joined the public service. Worked in the City Hall of Belo Horizonte and also in the Government of Minas Gerais in the General Secretariat of the State. He also worked at the Housing Company of Minas Gerais (COHAB) and the Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG). Wesley has a degree in Public Relations with a degree in Public Relations from the University Center UNI-BH, with an MBA in Strategic Marketing Management, an MBA in Positive Psychology and Human Development – both from UNA University Center. Currently, he is doing an MBA in Market Intelligence, by University Center UNA, with an end to 2019.